After all, housing, transportation, and food are typically the biggest three expenses a person has. 

San Diego isn't just 1.3 million people, but includes close to 3 million Mexicans from TJ. 

Can't promise anything for the future but more and more people are moving here every year for the famous Boulder lifestyle which has basically become its own brand, Google just opened a branch, there's a vibrant tech scene and a huge start-up culture fueled by a few big VC groups, many of the biggest health food and natural products brands are based here, the outdoor industry is huge, there's biotech, cleantech, software companies galore, the university provides a lot of recession proof high paying jobs as well as the hospital, NIST, NOAA, UCAR, NCAR, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, Sierra Nevada Corp., Qualcomm, Rally, Batelle, Covidien, Medtronic, Northrop Grumman, Whole Foods, etc. plus Denver is only a 30 minute commute. 

People don’t sue people that qualify for food stamps.

This is why most Mexican developers are wealthy families using their own money.

Not a deal breaker, but food for thought.

The intention for buying it was to put a food truck park.

However; the main house can be a STR, or a B&B (only difference is a food component) There's no rhyme or reason for the way Planners think! 

Troy Hill, Millvale, Spring Hill, Summer Hill, Marshall Shadeland, Observatory Hill, Mexican War Streets, Bellevue and Brighton Heights neighborhoods are some worth looking into!

It's pretty easy to hire a property manager (quality will vary) but with a resort you have pesky things like food, beverage, payroll, staff, etc.